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2017 Ducati Supersport S

2017 Ducati Supersport S

Geplaatst: 04 jul 2016 12:46

door Spartaan

World Ducati Week is in full-swing right now, with Ducatisti from around the world gathering in Misano, Italy for two days of desmodromic fun.

Of the many attractions at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Ducati is giving enthusiasts a chance to preview a new bike that will officially debut at the EICMA show in Milan (in addition to the two machines that will unveil tomorrow).

The affair is a strictly managed, no cellphones allowed, sort of sneak peak at the new machine – thus, it comes as no surprise that some fan has snapped a photo of the secret bike on a hidden phone. In case you were wondering, this is why we can’t have nice things.

You can’t put the cat back in the bag though, so get ready folks because we have good news: the Ducati SuperSport is coming back!

As you can see in the photo, the machine in question is called the Ducati Supersport S, an homage to the bikes of the same name that came almost 40 years before it.

The Ducati SuperSport S draws its lines from the Panigale, but it appears to be based off the Monster platform, with the trellis frame clearly visible.

We can also see what looks like a single-sided swingarm, Öhlins suspension, and lower spec Brembo calipers.

We would guess that the new Ducati Supersport S is based on the Monster 1200 chassis, judging from these elements, but the rumor in Misano is that the engine is displacing around 937cc, which may mean the 821-derived engine found on the Hypermotard 939.

We speculate on all this, as while I am personally at World Ducati Week right now, I have not been privy to seeing the machine in-person.

Regardless, the news should be exciting to long-time Ducatisti, who can remember venerable machines like the air-cooled two-valve Ducati 900 SuperSport SS.

Don’t let the name fool you, this was one of the original Sport-tourers (capital “S” / lowercase “t”) from Europe, and a popular machine for eating up miles of twisty road.

The motorcycle industry has moved away from bikes like the Ducati SuperSport line, so it is interesting to see Ducati reviving this idea. We would expect the ergonomics to be comfortable, the engine to be punchy, and of course the technology to be sophisticated.

Look for the Ducati SuperSport and SuperSport S to drop later this year, likely at the EICMA show in November, but possibly at INTERMOT in October.

You may have already seen the leaked photo from World Ducati Week, which shows that the Ducati Supersport is making a return to Bologna’s lineup.

We haven’t seen the “Supersport” sport-touring line in almost a decade, but it will be making a return for the 2017 model year, with two bikes.

Since yours truly is at World Ducati Week this year, I was able to get a peak at the Supersport, and can share with you some details on the machine.

First off, a clarification for those who aren’t acquainted with Ducati’s history with the Supersport line. The name is different from our normal usage of the term “supersport” and doesn’t imply that this motorcycle is Ducati’s answer for a 600cc racing machine.

Instead, the Ducati Supersport has a rich history as a sport-tourer; back when that segment actually existed, and was distinct from being just a superbike for the road. This model seems very much a return to that past.

As was rumored, the Ducati Supersport will use a 937cc Testastretta 11° engine – the same lump that currently can be found on the Ducati Hypermotard 939.

However, the chassis is similar to that of the Monster, with the red trellis frame being highlighted by the bodywork, as it attaches to the cylinder heads.

While we wouldn’t call the coverings a bikini fairing, the Ducati Supersport is without a full bellypan, with instead the exhaust pipe’s expansion chamber eating up much of the space going towards the rear wheel.

This allows the Ducati Supersport to use an exhaust that is visually similar to the one found on the Monster 1200 – a shotgun style double pipe, though it’s shorter in length.

This design is Euro4 compliant, so no funny business needs to occur to meet sound and emission standards, like on the Ducati 959 Panigale in Europe.

The face of the bike is very similar to the Panigale, and uses the same LED headlight array. The windscreen reminds us of the one found on the Multistrada 1200, and it is adjustable to several inches by using only a single hand.

The sitting position is fairly sporty, though the clip-ons rise a couple inches above the top of the fork tubes to add some comfort. The banana-style seat has a large surface area that cushions not only you, but also a passenger, should you choose to bring one on your next moto-adventure – very much in the same vein as the original SuperSport.

Available colors are red or white, while pricing is said to be around €14,000 to €15,000 for the base model. This will likely mean a conversion to $14,000 to $15,000 in the US, if Ducati’s pricing strategy remains constant.

This pricing strategy is going to put the Ducati Supersport in competition with the Ducati 959 Panigale however. Though, the intended use of both machines is obviously very different.

Still, it will be interesting to see how much overlap the two bikes have with potential customers. We imagine that Ducati will pitch the Supersport as the bike for road riders who want a sporty touring feeling, possibly two-up, while the 959 Panigale will be further pushed into the track-focused category.

Re: 2017 Ducati Supersport S

Geplaatst: 02 aug 2016 20:51

door 750mike

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Re: 2017 Ducati Supersport S

Geplaatst: 19 aug 2016 09:06

door Spartaan

Ducati SuperSport 939 spied

This is the first glimpse of the new Ducati SuperSport 939 in action. It’s also the first time it’s been seen since the leaked images from last month’s World Ducati Week, where the bike was previewed in a secure area.

At WDW Ducati attempted to only show the bike to Ducati fans inside a secure area, but someone sneaked a camera into the event and leaked low-quality pictures online.Since then, the bike hasn’t been seen again, but now we have spotted two different test bikes undergoing development at a private test track in Italy, months ahead of the bike’s official launch, which is expected to take place at the Milan show in November.

Ducati have officially confirmed there will be two models; a standard model and a higher-specification S model. These spy shots appear to show two different versions of the standard model, which Ducati say will arrive in dealers at around £10,000 when it goes on sale next year. The S model will be a fair bit more expensive, but while Ducati have, so far, not given a firm indication of its expected cost, we estimate it will be between £12,000 and £12,500.

Ducati say the new SuperSport 939 is a sporty bike for the road which offers good handling, performance and brakes but doesn’t have the super high-end performance of the existing Panigale superbike range, which comprises a family of 1299 variants, and the 959.

The bike is based around some clever use of existing Ducati mechanical elements. The engine is based on the 939cc water-cooled L-twin from the Hypermotard, the trellis chassis is based around that used on the Monster with the same raft of electronic rider aids seen on other Ducati models.

Electronics will include mandatory ABS to meet Euro4 regulations, as well as eight-level traction control, and three rider modes. What’s more, Ducati are now introducing cornering ABS and anti-wheelie across more and more models as the technology becomes more ubiquitous, and cheaper, and we would expect these to be available for the SuperSport too.

What Ducati have revealed

MCN reporter Andy Davidson was at World Ducati Week, where he grilled product manager, Paolo Quattrino, about the new SuperSport. He revealed: “The engine is tuned to be really, really smooth because it’s a sportsbike with road focused performance.

“The SuperSport is not an entry-level sportsbike. That would be a bike for beginners, this is not that. This is a sportsbike designed for the road. The dash is completely new, with new functionality, and is ready for the Ducati multimedia system, the same as on the Multistrada.

“The headlamp shape is completely new, the shape was inspired by the Panigale, but the headlamp has daytime running lights. The exhaust is new, as well as the complete fairing.

“This bike is for customers who desire a sportsbike with versatility and with road-focused performance. It is for riders who don’t want a bike for trackdays, so this is a bike that is sporty and at the same time comfortable in terms of seating position. It is not in the Panigale family.

“In terms of performance and price it is a step behind the 959 Panigale, but it is a completely different family, the only link between the two is sportiness.

“We made this because we wanted to target the customer who loves sportsbikes and wants street legal performance. We investigated the market and saw very interesting potential for these types of customers.

“The displacement is the same as the Hypermotard 939, but we have modified the engine and electronic tuning and even the attachment of the engine to the frame is different. With this frame, the engine is a stressed element. So it is 939 displacement, but not really the same engine, because 80% of it is new.”